Foreign language reading comprehension performance varies to a similar extent in poor and typical literacy groups¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r3 · q3
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q3 i? Performance on foreign language reading comprehension varied to a similar extent across poor-literacy and control participant groups (CVR −0.24, non-significant). → von Hagen 2021

Evidence¶

von Hagen 2021¶

von Hagen, A., Kohnen, S., & Stadie, N. (2021). Foreign Language Attainment of Children/Adolescents with Poor Literacy Skills: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-020-09566-6

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r3

CVR meta-analysis for reading comprehension across four studies (79 poor readers/spellers, 211 controls); heterogeneity was non-significant (Q = 6.87), and the CVR of −0.24 [−0.49, 0.01] did not reach significance (Z = −1.85).

"In contrast, performance on foreign language reading comprehension varied to a similar extent across participant groups."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Reading and Language — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Children/adolescents with poor literacy skills score poorer on foreign language phonological awareness, letter knowledge, and reading comprehension than peers with typical literacy skills — related
Significant between-study heterogeneity limits interpretation of foreign language attainment differences in poor readers/spellers — related
Exempting students with poor literacy skills from foreign language instruction is not based on systematic evidence — related
Children/adolescents with poor literacy skills show similar average foreign language receptive vocabulary knowledge to peers with typical literacy skills — related

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`title`	`Foreign language reading comprehension performance varies to a similar extent in poor and typical literacy groups`
`description`	`Foreign language reading comprehension performance varies to a similar extent in poor and typical literacy groups`
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`evidence_strength`	`weak`
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`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-20`
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